Accurate wide-range displacement measurement using tunable diode laser and optical frequency comb generator

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 644-654

  Bitou, Youichi ^a   Schibli, Thomas R ^a   Minoshima, Kaoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; MODULATORS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; RESONANCE; TUNERS;

COMB GENERATOR; DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT; FABRY-PEROT CAVITY; OPTICAL FREQUENCY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 31144443794     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.14.000644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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